Pep Guardiola is "desperate" for Phil Foden to get back to full fitness and start enjoying his football again.

The England international endured a frustrating 2024-25 campaign for Manchester City , making only 20 starts and registering just seven goals and two assists in the Premier League .

It was a far cry from the previous season in which those figures were 33, 19 and eight respectively and he was named player of the year as City claimed a fourth successive title.

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Fitness issues prevented him building any momentum and his start to the new term has been similarly frustrating, with the 25

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